Friday August 29

Summerfector 2: Criminal Damage, Defect Defect, Dead Dogs, Warcola, Vorvadoss, The Estranged, Leather Casket, Death A.D.

[CRUST, THRASHING] More crust and thrashing than you can possibly stand this weekend at the multiple-date and -venue Defector Fest. Things get started with a bang around the dinner hour tonight, but save your appetite for some special treats Sunday night at Satyricon. A surprise reunion of Order of the Vulture will provide a fittingly blackened metal attack for fans of Celtic Frost, Darkthrone and Nausea, and the peak of the whole fest is undoubtedly Sunday's headlining set from local veteran doom-punks Tragedy. This group takes the heaviness of long-missed former band His Hero Is Gone and introduces a host of mature refinements from the Rudimentary Peni and Black Flag catalogs. I dare you to get a spot up front and try to keep the moshing throngs from knocking you on your ass. (Also see music feature.) NATHAN CARSON. Backspace 4 pm. $5. All ages.

MusicfestNW Poster Show

Backspace A worthy alert from the Department of Shameless Self-Promotion: WW’s own MusicfestNW (Sept. 3-6, musicfestnw.com) rolls out its second annual rock poster show, featuring work from veteran art gods Mike King and Art Chantry to WW production wizards Maggie Gardner and Tom Humphrey, among others. Yay us! 115 NW 5th Ave., 248-2900. Closes Sept. 3.

Saturday August 30

MusicfestNW Poster Show

Backspace A worthy alert from the Department of Shameless Self-Promotion: WW’s own MusicfestNW (Sept. 3-6, musicfestnw.com) rolls out its second annual rock poster show, featuring work from veteran art gods Mike King and Art Chantry to WW production wizards Maggie Gardner and Tom Humphrey, among others. Yay us! 115 NW 5th Ave., 248-2900. Closes Sept. 3.

Friday September 5

Musicfest NW: Matt and Kim, Best Fwends, Typhoon, Southern Belle, The Rainy States

Backspace 7 pm. $10.

Saturday September 6

Musicfest NW: Mirah, A Weather, We're from Japan, Monica Nelson, Strangers Die Every Day

Backspace 7 pm. $10.